WELL · 42-409-32087 · DISTRICT 4
Franco Ben #1
San Patricio County · Bettis(hammack Sand) field · Vertical
Franco Ben #1 (API 42-409-32087) is a plugged well in San Patricio County, plugged August 22, 1992, last operated by Pearl Bill H. Productions Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 18, 1985, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by H-M Oil Company and has since transferred to Pearl Bill H. Productions Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Operator of record
Pearl Bill H. Productions Inc.
Permitted by H-M Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Chrsti, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 30 permits on file · (361) 813-5463
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pearl Bill H. Productions Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | H-M Oil CompanyOct 18, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 18, 1985
- last permit issued
- Nov 18, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 1993
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 18, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 22, 1992
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco, Ben O-4-10932 | Bettis(hammack Sand) | Pearl, Bill H. Productions, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jan 1993 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 287740-99 | Drill | H-M Oil Company | Oct 9, 1985 | Oct 18, 1985 | Oct 29, 1985 | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-10932 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 176 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioFRIO SANDS | 2,720 | -2,544 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,142 | 4,148 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 557 | 12.25 | 184 S |
| 4.5 | 4,282 | 7.875 | 715 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 16, 1986 | Dec 4, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 1, 1986 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-409-32087 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-32087 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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